YAY!! WOO WOO!! I did it again! It feels SOOOOOO good to get my body moving. You really forget how nice it feels after being out of it for so long. The best part is that i'm not sitting down all day anyway - so adding movement on top of an already active job can only mean good things for me!
Here's how it went:
11:30: Take NO2 with a full glass of iced tea (prefer that to water any day - but no sugar so it's ok)
11:45: Head to the gym and change
11:55 - 12:15: Cardio on the eliptical. I did "Valley" today while reading my book.
12:15: Did my circuit:
1. 40 crunches on bench
2. 10 leg up crunches
3. 20 crunches on the ball with a 12lb weight ball
4. 20 tricep curls with weight ball
5. 20 crunches with weight ball
6. 40 bicep curls with weight ball - 20 full; 10 half up; 10 half down
7. 20 more crunches with weight ball
8. 1 minute hold with medicine ball - this is where your head is on the medicine ball and your feet are on the ground and you hold up your torso like a table. Great for the thighs, abs, and glutes.
9. 10 final crunches with weight ball
12:30ish: Stretched - that feels SOOO nice
12:45 - went to Subway and got a mini :)
1 o'clock back at work.
It feels great. I know my body must appreciate the work and movement because of how much I think about it on days where I don't go to the gym. Not to mention how deep the sleep is on nights when I've worked my body a little harder.
'Til next week!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Let's Do THIS!
Ok - it's been a couple days since I went to the gym - and I am beating myself up about not going yesterday.
I AM going today come hell or high water because I won't be able to go again until Monday - another 2 day break. Technically I suppose it's a good thing i'm letting myself take a slow but steady pace. I only want to tone up. I have been trying to limit the sodas I drink....NONE yesterday! And I'm trying to drink more water and eat less salt. I think that all combined will help with the "maintainance" part of my process.
Today I would like to do 20 minutes of cardio followed again by my circuit-like exercises. I will take my NO2 at 11:30 with a little cereal or oatmeal, and go to the gym at noon. I also think i'll take an extra 15 minutes so I can run and get a mini sub from subway for lunch after I workout. And No - i'm not going to make it a plain sub. I eat less so I can eat what tastes good; I feel less deprived that way. I take the mini sub over the foot long - but I have the good sauce and good cheese on it :) yum!
Alrighty - well I will post again soon! Ciao!
I AM going today come hell or high water because I won't be able to go again until Monday - another 2 day break. Technically I suppose it's a good thing i'm letting myself take a slow but steady pace. I only want to tone up. I have been trying to limit the sodas I drink....NONE yesterday! And I'm trying to drink more water and eat less salt. I think that all combined will help with the "maintainance" part of my process.
Today I would like to do 20 minutes of cardio followed again by my circuit-like exercises. I will take my NO2 at 11:30 with a little cereal or oatmeal, and go to the gym at noon. I also think i'll take an extra 15 minutes so I can run and get a mini sub from subway for lunch after I workout. And No - i'm not going to make it a plain sub. I eat less so I can eat what tastes good; I feel less deprived that way. I take the mini sub over the foot long - but I have the good sauce and good cheese on it :) yum!
Alrighty - well I will post again soon! Ciao!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Day Two Results
Hey, hey! I did it!
11:30: I ate some pears and drank a glass of water with some lemon - and popped my 2 NO2's.
12:00: I went to the gym to get changed and started.
12:05: Eliptical - Cross training which is the Big Hill - kept up good pace - over 150 strides per minute the entire time - 25 minutes.
12:30: Circuit training - in total:
1. 50 sit-up's w/ 10lb weight
2. 20 push ups - full
3. 40 leg lifts
4. 30 scissor lifts
12:45: Stretch - got into the splits - YAY! LOVE stretching!!!
1:00: Went back to work - drank my lunch.
Whew - i'm tired just thinking about it! Haha - ok well that was a great start...can I keep it up?!?
11:30: I ate some pears and drank a glass of water with some lemon - and popped my 2 NO2's.
12:00: I went to the gym to get changed and started.
12:05: Eliptical - Cross training which is the Big Hill - kept up good pace - over 150 strides per minute the entire time - 25 minutes.
12:30: Circuit training - in total:
1. 50 sit-up's w/ 10lb weight
2. 20 push ups - full
3. 40 leg lifts
4. 30 scissor lifts
12:45: Stretch - got into the splits - YAY! LOVE stretching!!!
1:00: Went back to work - drank my lunch.
Whew - i'm tired just thinking about it! Haha - ok well that was a great start...can I keep it up?!?
Day Two
How pathetic is it that I want to blog about my toning attempts? If nothing else I figure keeping some sort of track might inspire me on the hard days to get off my butt and do it!
Yesterday was Day 1 - I have a gym at work, but haven't used it till then. It was great - I didn't do much - just 25 minutes on the eliptical then I had to go back to work. It felt GREAT! I had energy until 10:30pm and then slept like a baby. I love the after exercise feeling, but beating that before exercise procrastination is hard!!
Ok, now that i've introduced it somewhat let's go into a bit more detail:
Toning (via the ever so accurate wiki-pedia) : In this respect, the term toned implies leanness in the body, low levels of body fat, and noticeable muscle definition and shape.
I agree with that definition...now as to why I am going for it. Normally - ok every year - I try to make a resolution about weight. However I NEVER keep these because it's sooo vague, especially this year. I mean how do you put a goal on toning? NO CLUE! So I just figure I'll work at it and see the results as I go...and stop whenever I want without the guilt of "breaking" a resolution, or goal, or rule, or... whatever.
Today I plan on:
1. 25 minutes of cardio
2. 20 minutes of circuit isolations - this to me is non-stop movement for 20 minutes but breaking it into segments by doing push ups, sit ups, leg raises, etc...and switching through them at even intervals.
3. Stretching - good-n-long
We'll see how I do...i'll TRY and keep posted. After all that's what I started this blog for.
Yesterday was Day 1 - I have a gym at work, but haven't used it till then. It was great - I didn't do much - just 25 minutes on the eliptical then I had to go back to work. It felt GREAT! I had energy until 10:30pm and then slept like a baby. I love the after exercise feeling, but beating that before exercise procrastination is hard!!
Ok, now that i've introduced it somewhat let's go into a bit more detail:
Toning (via the ever so accurate wiki-pedia) : In this respect, the term toned implies leanness in the body, low levels of body fat, and noticeable muscle definition and shape.
I agree with that definition...now as to why I am going for it. Normally - ok every year - I try to make a resolution about weight. However I NEVER keep these because it's sooo vague, especially this year. I mean how do you put a goal on toning? NO CLUE! So I just figure I'll work at it and see the results as I go...and stop whenever I want without the guilt of "breaking" a resolution, or goal, or rule, or... whatever.
Today I plan on:
1. 25 minutes of cardio
2. 20 minutes of circuit isolations - this to me is non-stop movement for 20 minutes but breaking it into segments by doing push ups, sit ups, leg raises, etc...and switching through them at even intervals.
3. Stretching - good-n-long
We'll see how I do...i'll TRY and keep posted. After all that's what I started this blog for.
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